This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Lightning Emperor's Handguards is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
Plate of the Lightning EmperorIn the Appearances collection, Lightning Emperor's Handguards is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 19934. 16 other items wear the same appearance; 11 of them are listed here.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Lightning Emperor's Handguards suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Lightning Emperor's Handguards (item level 40) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 31 to 39.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning Emperor's Handguards (this item) | 40 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +5 Haste, +7 Critical Strike. Vendor | Not listed |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 459 gold on 56 realms |
 Zeliek's Gauntlets | 35 | 30 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +8 Haste, +5 Critical Strike. Boss Drop | 250 gold on 49 realms |
 Tempered Saronite Gauntlets | 35 | 29 | +7 Stamina, +3 Strength or Intellect, +12 Dodge. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing | 20 gold on 46 realms |
 Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets | 35 | 30 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing | 10 gold on 50 realms |
 Sunblessed Gauntlets | 34 | 27 | +8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +5 Strength or Intellect, +4 Versatility. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing | 99,999 gold on 65 realms |
 Kraken Gauntlets | 34 | 29 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop | 16 gold on 49 realms |
| Bloodfist Gloves | 32 | 26 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 14 gold on 54 realms |
| Warlord's Iron-Gauntlets | 32 | 27 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 10 gold on 48 realms |
 Gauntlets of the Iron Tower | 31 | 27 | +6 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +6 Dodge. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing | 9,999 gold on 70 realms |
| Steelgrip Gauntlets | 31 | 27 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing | 20,000 gold on 73 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Warlord's Iron-Gauntlets at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Lightning Emperor's Handguards among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Wavecrash Crushers (item level 58), Twilight Dragon's Crushers (item level 60), Razorfin Gauntlets (item level 60), Rattling Bone Crushers (item level 60) and Uncanny Combatant's Plate Gauntlets (item level 72).
Nearest lower item levels below Lightning Emperor's Handguards among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Icebane Gauntlets (item level 29), Darkrune Gauntlets (item level 29), Commander's Gauntlets (item level 29), Hyperion Gauntlets (item level 29) and Warleader's Gauntlets (item level 29).
Lightning Emperor's Handguards is part of the transmog set Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor (Paladin only). The other 16 pieces:
Haunted Steel Greaves
Haunted Steel Headcover
Ionized Yojamban Carapace
Armplates of the Vanquished Abomination
Refreshing Abalone GirdleTortos' ShellseizersIce-Scored TreadsCrown of Potentiated BirthIceshatter Gauntlets
Legplates of Re-Emergence
Spaulders of Primordial GrowthBonemender BracersMatter-Swapped LegplatesLei Shen's Grounded CarapaceReconstructed Holy ShoulderplatesHauberk of Gleaming FireBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
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